Photographic tele-objective



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A TTOR we" 6 1957 A. w. TRONNIER PHOTOGRAPHIC TELE-OBJECTIVE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 1. 1956 m/rflwve ALBRECHT W/L HELM TRONNIEQ 2,810,322 O 1C6 Patented Oct. 22, 1957 used are characterized by the refractive numbers n for the yellow light of the d-helium-line, while their color 2,810,322 dispersion is characterized by the Abbe number 1!. PHOTOGRAPHIC TELE-OBJECTIVE 5 Example 1 Albrecht Wilhelm Tronnier, Gottingen, Germany, assignor to Voigtlander Aktiengesellschaft, Braunschweig, Ger- [Relative aperture 1,5,5] many, a corporation of Germany Application February 1, 1956, Serial No. 562,800 1889 dwmm FUN n=59 6 Claims priority, application Germany February 2, 1955 44733 Film 6 Claims. or. 88-57) d;=0.01156 "Fume $33.9

d Ili onos a 0.22206 diaphragm space Th1s invention relates to a photographic tele-ob ective RFHO 2013 and has particular relation to a photographic tele-objeccemented, tive having a front member which is composed of two dpmom "FLWWO "A22 lenses and includes between a biconvex front lens and R|-0.1686 a subsequent biconcave lens (which limits the diaphragm space) a diverging pair of adjacent lens surfaces. E l 2 The tele-objective according to the present invention is of simple construction and compact structure. It in- (Flg' 2) cludes a front member which is composed of a convcrg- [Relative aperture 1:5.3-1 ing biconvex lens of low refractive number and a subse- 25 qucnt biconcave lens of high refractive number, said front i-+ 21 member being turned towards the longer conjugate. Said "P153939 front member is followed on the side of the shorter con- R 4504 00196 jugatc by a divlerging rear member colmposed of sgveral R +0'5789 m=1 66531 lenses, as a te e-negative system. T e rear mem er is separated from the front member by an air space con- 1076 (30mm diaphragm space mining the diaphragm and the length of said air space R 2436 Pd-43660 is in the range between 18 and 29% of the equivalent cemented focal length of the total objective. The total objective d 02031 66531 8 is limited on the image side by a composite diverging 35 R,- 9 g m meniscus lens in such a manner that the diaphragm space is limited by a strongly diverging negative meniscus of Example 3 low refractive number with an outer surface which is concave relative to the diaphragm and is followed by a meniscus lens which is likewise concave relative to the 40 [Rehuveapmum1;4,9 diaphragm and is made of a glass of heavy refraction.

This often used structure of photographic tele-objec tives shows for medium image angles at larger openings R 4770 5523" a comatic over-correction, by the aberration values of 01 which, which progressively increase with increasing image d =0 01126 n 66531 8 angles, the size of the useful image field is limited. A R =+0.5ss1 3 2 nreduction of these comatic aberrations can be attained n35 Po-21750 diaphragm 5pm f -c in objectives of this type only by increasing the curvature d5==0. 01027 m=1.48660 7;70-2 of the image field, which progressively increases with cemented an increase of the image angle and therefore likewise R7=--0.2827 causes a limitation of the image field. m=L66531 It has now been found that according to the present invention the useful image field can be increased without the occurrence of the previously encountered disadvan- Example? tages. (E5 4) This is attained by building the tele-objective in accordance with the features disclosed hereinafter. Some [Relative aperture 1:43.] embodiments exhibiting these features have been described in the following examples which show by way 3, -+o,204s of example and without limitation some embodiments of 0 5258 Po-07215 54771 and best Ways for carrying out the invention. a;=0.00210 The appended drawings Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 diagram- "@5081 13:0 01261 "i=1 66446 ":35 9 matically show such embodiments of the invention, the RI ==+0.6522 data of which are described in detail hereinafter. Figs. R 121 diaphragm 1-4 are based on a focal length of f=200 mm. d5=0.01156 7l3'L48749 "-70.0

In the drawings the reference symbol R denotes the cemented radii of curvature; d denotes the thickness of the lenses, R1 --0.3379 and a the thickness of the air spaces, said reference numerals R, d and a being successively numbered starting a1=0.00245 on the side of the longer conjugate and proceeding to- 7 R"+1'8157 ,01541 m=1.5004s n-66.0 wards the shorter con ugate. The respective data cor- Rm=+2511 respond to an equivalent focal length f=l. The glasses The new objectives, according to the present invention,

show the following structure:

The lens members, each of which consists of two lenses and which enclose the diaphragm space by surfaces which are concave toward the diaphragm, i. e. members L1, L2 and L3, L4, have the following characteristics:

0.4 -R w i positfve; m is a low refractive index in the range between 1.45 and 1.58 for the d-line oi the helium spectrum .16 R 0.4 k is'iigatlig; miss a low refractive index in the range between 1.45 and 1.58 for the d-line oi the helium spectrum S-liE'fESa f l I; a high refractive index in the range between 1.58

m is sitive: m

an 1.78 for the d-llne oi the helium spectrum In the above expressions tp, to :p, stand for the successive refractive powers of the successive lenses L to L4, having the radii R1 to Rs in the direction of light and 1 stands for the equivalent focal length. These refractice powers of the lenses are each the sum of the two surface powers of each lens, defined by wherein R stands for the radius of this surface, n stands for the refraction index of the medium in front of said radius and n stands for the refractive index behind said surface.

Within these characteristics, the new objectives are based on the following features of the present invention: (A) General principles.-The photographic tele-ob ective according to the present invention has a two-lens front member which includes between a biconvex front lens and a subsequent biconcave lens, which limits the diaphragm space, a diverging pair of adjacent surfaces and is characterized by such a curvature of its two outer surfaces (R4 to R1) that from the subsequent tele- The front member is separated (a,) which is characternegative system by an airspace ized by the following condition:

(A2) 0.18 f a, 0.29 1 wherein f denotes the equivalent focal length of the total objective.

tion is met:

Simultaneously, the length of said radii is selected in such a manner that the sum of their absolute lengths meets the following condition:

Thereby the surfaces having these radii have such differcut refractive indices of the glasses, that the difference of the refractive indices for the yellow light of the heliumd-hne meets the condition:

but also to the converging front member, in such a manner that additionally the following condition is met:

P t the same time, the sum of the differences of refractive indices in the two enclosed diverging pairs of adacent surfaces in the front member and rear member meets the following condition:

The present invention consists in a combination of a simultaneous application of the structural features B1, B2, B3 in connection with a distribution of the refractive numbers of the glasses to the lenses L1 to L4, according to the features B4, B5, B6, B7, to the specific type of the structural form of photographic tele-objectives which is described above in the general principles and characterized by the conditions A1, A2.

Therefore, the invention is not limited to the above described specific examples, and within the scope of the invention a great number of modifications and variations can be used, particularly also in the fine details of the new tele-objectives used in practice. Thus, for example, one or the other glass type can be used in the front memher and in the rear member, in accordance with conventional practice. The tale-negative, the enclosed pair of adjacent surfaces of which, which is concave toward the diaphragm, and can be also uncemented and provided with differing radii of curvature, can be followed by an additional element (see Example 4) without leaving the scope of the present invention.

In the following tables the common inventive character of the new objectives is clearly shown:

Example R4 R1 Quotient R4/R R|=O.1889 R4/R1=3. 3113 R =0. 1721 R4/R1=3. 3637 Rr=0. 1919 R4/R =3. 0646 4--. R =0. 2048 R|/R1=3. 1846 These quotients of curvature of the front member are thus in the range between 2.60 and 4.60.

Example Air distance G4 5 (=0. 22206 f 3- a4=0. 21404 f a4=0.2l750f at 0. 24153 1' Thus, the values are in the range between 0.18 f and 0.29 f.

............... Rl=0. 6522f R;=O. 1214/ R4+Rs=0. 7736f Thus, these values are in the range between 0.60 f and 0.80 f.

R3 R5 Quotient Rg/Rs Rt=0.1636 Rs=0. 1103 Rg/R5=l. 5286 Rs= 0. 1953 R5= -0. 1076 Rg/Rs- 8197 R3=0. 1990 Rs=0. 1135 Re/Ra- 7533 Rg=--0.2172 Rt= 0. 1214 Rs/Rs=1. 7891 The quotients of curvature of this composite negative are thus in the range between 1.30 and 2.30.

The sum of radii is thus in the range between 0.24 f

and 0.36 f. in absolute values.

Example m 01; Difference m-m 1l4=1. 67270 m=1. 52300 mm=0. 14970 "4 1. 66531 m=l.. 48660 mm=0. 17871 m=1. 66531 n;=1. 48660 mm=0. 17871 7l4=1. 66446 113=1. 48749 m1l3=0. 17697 Thus, the difference of refractive indices at the enclosed diverging pair of adjacent surfaces of the telenegative is between 0.135 and 0.205.

Thus, the refractive index of the meniscus-shaped converging lens L; (which is concave toward the diaphragm) of the diverging tale-negative arranged on the side of the shorter conjugate is in the range between 1.6525 and 1.6975.

Thus, the mean refractive index of these lenses L2, L4 (which are located as seconds in the direction of the light) is between 1.6525 and 1.6975.

Thus, the sum of the differences of refractive indices at the two pairs of adjacent surfaces is in the range between 0.245 and 0.345.

It will be understood from the above that this invention is not limited to the specific designs, distances, curvatures and other details specifically described above and can be carried out with various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

It will be understood that in the specification and claims the refractive numbers refer in all cases to the yellow helium line having a wave length of 5876 Angstrom units.

What is claimed is:

1. Photographic tele-objective comprising a two-lens front member which includes between a biconvex front lens and its subsequent biconcave lens, which limits the diaphragm space, a diverging pair of adjacent surfaces and has such a curvature of the two outer surfaces of said twolens front member, that the following condition is met:

said front member being separated from the subsequently following tele-negative system by an air space which contains the diaphragm and meets the condition said diaphragm space being limited by a pair of diverging surfaces, the sum of radii of which meets the condition whereby, simultaneously, the diverging front radius of the composite negative meniscus lens, which follows the diaphragm is curved relative to its converging BacE surface TrT'sTiEh a manner that the condition is met; the length of these two radii being simultaneously selected in such a manner that additionally the sum of their absolute lengths meets the condition said surfaces having such radii being characterized by such refractive indices of the glasses that the difference of their refractive indices for the yellow light of the helium-d-line meets the condition so that these two lenses include a likewise diverging pair of adjacent surfaces because the lens, which is the second in the direction of light, has a relatively very high refractive index in comparison with the preceding lens, this characteristic being present in said diverging telenegative which meets the condition as well as in the converging front member in such a manner that additionally the condition is met and at the same time the sum of differences of the refractive indices at the two diverging pairs of adjacent surfaces in the front and rear member meets the condition wherein R1 denotes the radius of the first, outer lens sur face turned toward the longer conjugate, of the converging biconcave lens of the front member of the tele-objective; R4 denotes the radius of the inner lens surface of the biconcave lens of said front member of the tele-objective; R5 denotes the radius of the first, inner lens surface facing the diaphragm, of the first meniscus lens of the rear member of the tcle-objective; Rs denotes the radius of the outer lens surface of the second meniscus lens which directly follows said first meniscus lens in the w is positive; m is a low retraction index in the range between 1.45 and 1.58 for the Mine of the helium spectrum 0.4 f -R: 0.6 f L 0.5f R4 0.7f

m is negative; m is a high refractive index in the range between 1.58

and 1.78 for the d-llne of the helium spectrum 0.18 j (a4 diaphragm space) 0.29 f

is negative; m is a low refractive index in the range between 1.45

and 1.58 for the d-llne 01 the helium spectrum 0.14 f --Rs 0.28 j rp4 is positive; 114 is a high refractive index in the range between 1.58

and 1.78 for the d-line of the helium spectrum wherein p, to o, stand for the subsequent refractive powers of the subsequent lenses L1 to L4, having the radii R1 to Rs in the same direction of light and 1 stands for the equivalent focal length.

3. Tele-objective as claimed in claim 2, the structural design of which has the following characteristics stated in round values:

For i=1, wherein d,, d,, a and d, denote the thickness of successive lenses L1, La, L3, L4, respectively; n, denotes the thickness of the air space between the successive lenses L1 and L2 and a, denotes the thickness of the diaphragm space; and v v 11 w, denote the Abbe numbers of the successive lenses L1, L2, L3 and L4, respectively.

4. Tele-objective as claimed in claim 2, the structural design of which has the following characteristics stated in round values.

For f= 1, wherein d, d,, d, and d, denote the thickness of successive lenses L1, L2, L3, L4 respectively; 0, denotes the thickness of the air space between the successive lenses L1 and L2 and a, denotes the thickness of the diaphragm space; and v 1/ n, denote the Abbe numbers of the successive lenses L1, L2, L3 and L4, respectively.

5. Tele-objective as claimed in claim 2, the structural design of which has the following characteristics stated in round values:

lit-0.08 721=1 55 64 Rz=0. 48

a =0. 218 diaphragm space Rs= -O. 11

dF-O. 01 =1. 49 I a-70 Re=0. 28

cemented RF 0. 28

lip-0. 02 114-1- 67 "=36 B 0. 20

For i=1, wherein d,, d,, (I and a, denote the thickness of successive lenses L1, La, L3, L4, respectively; a, denotes the thickness of the air space between the successive lenses L1 and L2 and n, denotes the thickness of the diaphragm space; and v v 11,, v, denote the Abbe numbers of the successive lenses L1, La, La and L4, respectively.

6. Tele-objective as claimed in claim 2 which comprises as an additional last lens member in the direction of light a lens having a front surface radius Re, a rear surface radius R10, a lens thickness of 01,, is spaced from the preceding lens at a distance a and has a refractive number u and the structural design of which has the following characteristics stated in round values:

4=0. 242 B5 II 0. 12

cemented R1 -O. 34

d|=0. 03 154-1. 66 74-36 RI =-0. 22

a1=0. 002 Re ==+1. 8

d O. 02 155-1. 50 Ill-66 Raw-H. 3

For f=1, wherein d,, d, d,, d, and d, denote the thicknesses of the successive lenses; a, denotes the thickness of the air space between the individual lenses of the front member of the tele-objective, and a, denotes the thickness of the diaphragm space and 71, v 9,, 1,, v, denote the Abbe numbers of the successive lenses in the direction of the light.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,156,743 Booth Oct. 12, 1915 1,467,804 Merte Sept. 11, 1923 1,485,515 Merte Mar. 4, 1924 1,573,999 Richter Feb. 23, 1926 2,380,207 Aklin July 10, 1945 2,662,446 Tronnier Dec. 15, 1953 

